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Buildings in this section include:
• One Cleveland Center
• Fifth Third Center (Bank One Center)
• Federal Courthouse Tower
• Justice Center
• Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal Building
• National City Center
• Cleveland Trust Tower (900 Euclid)
• AT&T Huron Road (Ohio Bell Building)
• Rhodes Tower (Cleveland State University)
• Eaton Center

View from Tower at Erieview


View from East Ninth Street

One Cleveland Center - 1983
The Stubbins Associates
31 Floors
450 ft/137m
1375 East 9th St., Cleveland

One Cleveland Center is Cleveland's fifth tallest building. It is notable for its angular shape as most of the surrounding buildings are in the boxy International Style. Another unusual aspect is the building's angular site placement, a rarity given downtown Cleveland's "grid" street pattern. The Stubbins Associates also designed the Citicorp Center in New York City.

Click here for a view from the Terminal Tower. Click here for another view, image courtesy of Frank Gerlak. Click here for another view, image courtesy of Michael Dery. Click here for a detailed view of the facade, image courtesy of Matthew Knafel.


View from Key Tower

Evening View from Public Square

View from Huntington Building


View from Huntington Building, without Fifth Third signage

Fifth Third Center (formerly Bank One Center) - 1992
RTKL Associates
28 Floors
446 feet/136m

600 Superior Ave., Cleveland

This building, constructed as the Bank One Center, features a distinctive green hipped roof and twin-spired antennae. The tower was renamed in 2003 when Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati relocated to the structure.
Fifth Third Bank signage was added in spring of 2004, click here for a view. The site was formerly the home to the Hollenden Hotel.  

Click here to view a summary of the project, courtesy of RTKL Associates, Inc. The summary is in pdf format, you will need Adobe Acrobat to view the file.
Click here and here for more views, images courtesy of Michael Dery.
Click here for a view of the top of the tower.


View from Tower at Erieview


View from Key Tower


View from Terminal Tower observation deck

View from West 9th Street
Federal Court House Tower - 2002
Kallman, McKinnell & Wood/General Services Administration
24 Floors
430 ft/131m
Corner of Huron Road and Superior Avenue

This tower is the latest addition to the downtown skyline, with the name “Court House” chosen in homage to the old Federal Building (Info credit: Inside Business). The building features a distinctive cornice which is illuminated at night. Another notable feature is an enclosed walkway which connects the tower to Tower City Center. A sculpture by artist Jim Dine highlights the entrance on Huron Road

Click here and here for a view of the nighttime illumination, courtesy of Michael Dery.

View from Hope Memorial Bridge

View from Cuyahoga River


View from Superior Viaduct

View of entrance, featuring sculpture by Jim Dine

View from Cuyahoga River

View from West bank of the Flats

Night view from
Huron Road

Construction view from
Hope Memorial Bridge

Construction view from West 25th Street
Construction views from
Terminal Tower Observation Deck

View from Terminal Tower

View from Penton Media Building

Justice Center - 1976
Prindle, Patrick and Partners
26 Floors
420 ft/128m
1300 Ontario St., Cleveland

The Justice Center is the downtown headquarters of the Cleveland Police Department. The complex features this tower which houses numerous courtrooms. Also located at the complex is “Portal”, a large sculpture by noted artist Isamu Noguchi.

Click here for another view, courtesy of Michael Dery.


View from Key Tower

View from Lakeside Avenue
Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal Building- 1967
Outcalt, Guenther, Rode and Bonebrake
32 Floors
419 ft/128m
1240 East 9th St., Cleveland

This building houses numerous government agency offices. One of the original designs for this building was an eight-story structure with central courtyard that occupied most of the site.

Click here for a construction view, (1965-1966), courtesy of Frank Gerlak.
Click here and here for other views, courtesy of Michael Dery.


View from Euclid Avenue

View from Key Tower
National City Center - 1980
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
35 Floors
410 ft/125m
1900 East 9th St., Cleveland

This tower is the headquarters for the National City Bank Corporation. At night, National City Center is fully illuminated in white light.

Click here for a view from Prospect Avenue.

Click here and here for night views, images courtesy of Michael Dery.


View from Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street

View from East Ninth Street
Cleveland Trust Tower (AT Tower/900 Euclid Building) - 1971
Marcel Breuer and Hamilton Smith
29 Floors
383 ft/117m

At one time, this was the headquarters of Ameritrust Bank, which merged with Society Bank (Society Bank is now part of KeyBank). Featuring a cut-out on the southern facade, this tower was originally designed with an adjacent twin tower, which was never built. The tower is a stark contrast to the Cleveland Trust Rotunda - the original headquarters for the Cleveland Trust bank.

In 2005, the entire complex was selected as the new site for the consolidated administrative offices of Cuyahoga County. Several options are being studied, including the potential demolition of the Cleveland Trust Tower (the historic Rotunda building would remain intact).

Click here for a view from the Terminal Tower observation deck.
Click here for a detail view of the cut-out.
Click here and here for interior views of the tower lobby.

View from Lorain-Carnegie Bridge

View from Terminal Tower

AT&T Huron Road Building (SBC/Ohio Bell) - 1927
Hubbell and Benes
24 Floors
365 ft/111m
750 Huron Road, Cleveland

The tallest Art Deco building in Cleveland, and reputedly the influence for the “Daily Planet” building in the Superman comic series (created by Cleveland natives Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster).

Click here for another view, courtesy of Frank Gerlak.


View from Tower at Erieview


View from Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower (Cleveland State University) - 1971
Outcault and Guenther
23 Floors
363 ft/111m

The tallest academic building in Ohio, named after former Governor James A. Rhodes.

Click here for an evening view, courtesy of Michael Dery.


View from Key Tower


View from 1717 East Ninth Street

Eaton Center - 1983
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
28 Floors
356 ft/109m
1111 Superior Ave., Cleveland

This is the headquarters for the Eaton Corporation, and was one of Cleveland’s first reflective glass high-rises.